Revelation 22:13 (DBY)

Passage

*I* [am] the Alpha and the Omega, [the] first and [the] last, the beginning and the end.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:11 Let him that does unrighteously do unrighteously still; and let the filthy make himself filthy still; and let him that is righteous practise righteousness still; and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still.

Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly, and my reward with me, to render to every one as his work shall be.

Revelation 22:13 *I* [am] the Alpha and the Omega, [the] first and [the] last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed [are] they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15 Without [are] the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "alpha", "omega", "first", "last", and "beginning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "alpha" and "omega", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Behold I come quickly and my reward..." into verse 14's "Blessed are they that wash their robes...", so "alpha" and "omega" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "alpha" and "omega" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.